Every year, the European Union chooses to address a subject in order to encourage debate and dialogue within and between member states. Raising the awareness of European citizens to a specific problem. The year of 2018 was designated to be the European ... [ More ]

The coin is dedicated to the 100 years since the visions of Fátima. The Three Secrets of Fátima consist of a series of apocalyptic visions and prophecies which were given to three young Portuguese shepherds, Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco ... [ More ]

The coin is dedicated to the 1950th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul. Paul the Apostle, commonly known as Saint Paul, was an apostle (though not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of the Christ to the first century ... [ More ]

The coin is dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of Corps of Gendarmerie of the Vatican City. The State of the Vatican City possesses two armed forces. The the Swiss Guard, famous for their colorful uniforms, and the Vatican Gendarmerie using the classic ... [ More ]

Tthe second commemorative 2-euro coin issued by the Vatican in 2016 is dedicated to the Jubilee or Holy Year of Mercy. The currency on the national side shows San Martin de Tours sharing his cloak with a poor man. Pope Francis announced on 13 March ... [ More ]

The VIII World Meeting of Families was held in Philadelphia, USA, from September 22 to 27. Held every three years and sponsored by the Holy See’s Pontifical Council for the Family, the World Meeting of Families is the world’s largest Catholic gathering ... [ More ]

The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany) starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. The barrier included guard towers ... [ More ]

World Youth Day 2013, stylized WYDRio2013, will be the 14th international World Youth Day, a major international Roman Catholic event, focused on faith and youth. The host city of World Youth Day 2013 will be Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil also the city will ... [ More ]

After the death or resignation of a pope, the Holy See enters a period of sede vacante. During this period, the coat of change; instead of the papal tiara over the keys, the tiara is replaced with the umbraculum or ombrellino in Italian. This symbolizes ... [ More ]

The theme of the 7th World Meeting of Families hold from 30 May to 3 June 2012 was: "The Family: Work and Celebration". In our day the organization of work is conceived of and implemented in terms of the market and its rules, marked by an increasingly ... [ More ]

World Youth Day is a youth-oriented Catholic Church event, initiated by Blessed Pope John Paul II in 1985. While the event itself celebrates the Catholic faith, the invitation to attend extends to all youth, regardless of religious convictions. It is ... [ More ]

The coin marks the Year for Priests, declared by Pope Benedict XVI for the period of 19 June 2009 to 19 June 2010 and concluding with an international gathering of priests with the pope. The inner part of the coin features a shepherd drawing a lamb from ... [ More ]

The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) is a year-long celebration of astronomy, taking place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the publication ... [ More ]

Paul the apostle was, together with Saint Peter and James the Just, the most notable of early Christian missionaries. Unlike the Twelve Apostles, there is no indication that Paul ever met Jesus before the latter's crucifixion. The coin depicts the conversion ... [ More ]

Pope Benedict XVI was born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927. He is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State. The inner part ... [ More ]

Swiss Guards is the name given to those Swiss soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards, and palace guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century. The Papal Swiss Guard in the Vatican was founded in 1506 and is the only ... [ More ]

The 20th World Youth Day 2005 (Weltjugendtag Koln) was a Catholic youth festival that started on August 16 and continued until August 21, 2005 in Cologne, Germany. It was the first World Youth Day and foreign trip of Pope Benedict XVI, who joined the ... [ More ]

Negotiations for the settlement of the Roman Question began in 1926 between the government of Italy and the Holy See, and in 1929 they culminated in the agreements of the three Lateran Accords, signed for King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy by Prime Minister ... [ More ]